Industrial truck



May 26, 1931. E. J. ABBE INDUSTRIAL TRUCK Original Filed Nov. 23, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 May 26, 1931. E. J. ABBE 1,307,259 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK Original Filed Nov. 23, 1925' 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 26, 1931 UNITED STATES? ENT ore-E EDWARD J. ABBE, OF CLEVELAND, OI-I IO, ASSIGNOR TO THE ELWELL-PARKER ELECTRIC COMPANY, OI CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORIE'ORAT'ION OF OHIO.

INDUSTRIAL TRUCK Original appIicati'on filed November 23,

This invention is concerned with industrial trucks and has for its general object the provision of an automotive truck of the elevating platform type which is adaptable to the raising, lowering and transporting of extraordinarily heavy loads. This application is a. division of my application, Serial No. 70,7 14 filed. November 28, 1925;

A more specific object of my invention is the provision of an industrial truck embodycantile and transportation industries and have taken a variety of forms. to meet the peculiar needs of the particular industry in which they are to be used. There are certain types of these industrial trucks, however, which are more adaptable to universal use than other types and this type is known as the load elevating platform type wherein a load elevatingplatform is-embodied in such a mannor as to be disposed at a low level relative to the supporting surface of the truck. Trucks of the latter type have been more or less limited in their load carrying capacity due to the fact that the available space for wheels,

chassis, etc. has been restricted to meet designed conditions determined by the utility demand upon the truck.

My invention contemplates a truck construction of the load elevating platform type which may be utilizable for the raising, lowering and transporting of extremely heavy loads and the particular form of truck shown in the drawings has been built for and is capable of handling a ten ton load and in aceomplishing thisl. have retained in the truck design those features which are directed to a 1-925, Serial N 0. 70,744. Divided and this application fiIedl January 11, 1928. Serial No. 245,979.

wide range of utility and ready manipulation.

Fig. 1 isa side elevation. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a plan View, partly in section. As shown inthe drawings, the truck comprises a chassis or frame 10- having mounted uponits fore end a pair of driving; wheels 11, and adjacent its rear end two pairs of small wheels 12 and 13. These wheels may be of sufficient width to afiord a suitable; mounting for tires 15 whereby each tire may be movable relative to the other. Extending upwardly from the forward end of. the chassis 10 is: a

frame structure generally indicated at 16, which constitutes a support for abattery and chassis, the small wheels'12 and. 13 being mounted upon asubv-frame 21 which is pivotally attached to a transverse bar 23 supported by depending brackets 22 secured to the chassis 10. A load elevating platform Qi'surmounts the rear portion of the chassis frame and is attached thereto at its rear end by a link frame 25 (see Figs. 1 and. any suitable manner such as pins and brackets generally indicated at an and 25a respectively, and at its forward end by a toggle mechanism. This toggle mechanism as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 may'comprise a pair of links 3'0 attached at their lower ends to plates by pins 32. The plates 31 may be attached to the side bars of the chassis 10 and depend therefrom. The upper ends of the links are attached to the elevating platform 24L by a bar 33 which is secured to suitablev brackets 33a depending from the under side of the platform. Disposed intermediate the chassis bars is a second link frame 35 connected at its upper end to'the platform by the bar 33, and at its lower end to a linkframe 36 at a. point intermediate the ends of the latter member. The link frame 36 has one end thereof attached to the chassis side bars by a transverse- 5 formed on the rod 38. The worm gear is actuated by a worm 40 and the latter may be mounted upon the shaft of a motor 42. The

motor 42 may be connected to the battery within the housing 18 and be controlled by suitable mechanism disposed at the forward, operators end of the truck. lVhen the screw rod 38 is retracted or drawn upwardly on the toggle mechanism described, the elevating platform 24 is raised and the rod 38 will have a swinging movement. The motor 42, worm gear, etc.', are accordingly mounted in a casing 43 which may be pivotally mounted as shown at 44 (see Fig. 1) to permit the rod '38 to swing. V

As shown in Fig. 3, the chassis side bars of the chassis frame converge toward each other at the rear end of the truck beneath the platform whereby the upper portions of the small wheels 12 and 13 may be disposed between the side flanges 24a of the elevating platform and the chassis frame, thus affording an extremely low drop of the elevating platform. The sub-frame 21 upon which the four small wheels are mounted may comprise an ingrally formed structure with forked or bifurcated branches (see Fig. 3), to which ma be attached wheels or axle spindles. Suitable steering and propelling mechanism is provided as shown in my application, Serial No. 70,744. From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided a platform lift truck adapted to raise heavy loads from the floor and support them without undue strain on the truck or raising mechanism. Also that this operation does not require an excessive amount of storage battery capacity.

'I claim:

1. In an industrial truck, a chassis, a load lifting platform mounted on the chassis, and means for actuating saidload lifting platform, said means including a power actuated draw-bar, a pair of toggle links, one of'said links being pivoted at one of its ends to the chassis, and at its other end to said power actuated draw-bar, the other of said links belng pivoted to the load lifting platform and to the first of said links at a point intermediate the ends of the first of said links.

'2. In an industrial truck, a chassis, a load lifting platform mounted on the chassis, and

means for actuating said load lifting platform, said means including a power actuated draw-bar, a link pivoted at the opposite ends thereof to said draw-bar and to the chassis,

and another link pivoted to the load-lifting platform and to the first of said links at a point intermediate the ends of said first link.

' 3. In an industrial truck, a chassis, a load- 7 lifting platform mounted on the chassis, and

means for actuating said load lifting platform including parallel links pivoted to the chassis and to a bar mounted on the lifting platform, a pair of toggle links, one end of one of said links being pivoted to the chassis, the other of said links being pivotedv to the bar and to said first link at a point intermediate the ends of said first link, and a power actuated draw-bar pivoted to said first link at the end thereof remote from the chassis.

4. In an industrial truck having a chassis, a load lifting platform mounted on the chassis, said chassis comprising a main frame having an upright housing at one end and a low swung'frame portion extending forwardly therefrom adjacent the ground, said lifting platform being disposed over said low swung portion of the main frame, and a motor; a platform actuating means driven by the motor comprisinga draw bar, a lever pivotally attached to the draw bar and to the low swung portion of the frame, a second lever attached to the platform and to the first lever and parallel links connecting the platform to the chassis. 7

5. In an industrial truck having a chassis and a load lifting platform mounted onthe chassis, said chassis comprising a main frame having an upright housing at one end and a low swung frame portion extending forwardly therefrom adjacent the ground, said y lifting platform being disposed over said low swung portion of the main frame and connected thereto by parallel links; platform actuating means comprising a motor disposed on a pivotal mounting, a jack screw, a mounting supporting the jack screw, and a toggle mechanism operatively interposed between the jack screw and the platform, including a transversely extending bar forming pivotal connections for saidlinks and said toggle mechanism to the platform.

6. Inan industrial truck having a chassis and a load lifting platform mounted thereon, said chassis comprising a main frame'having an upright housing at one endand a low swung frame portion extending forwardly therefrom adjacent the ground, said lifting platform being disposed over saidlow swung portion of the frame, and amotor disposed within the upright housing; means for actuating said lifting platform including a single link at oneendof the frame and a'pair of links at the other end of the frame for con- 7 one of said links, the link to which said actuating means is connected being connected at a point intermediate its ends to one end of the other of said links.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix my signature.

EDWARD J. ABBE. 

